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Website builder themes are simply written in normal, standards based html and css, with certain html elements defined as [[content locations]] where [[Dynamically Generated HTML | dynamic content]] is automatically inserted.


You can easily turn any existing template into a website builder theme by following the guidelines in the [[Making your own Theme]] article which contains the essentials you will need to know to get started. In addition, there are a number of optional [[Components]] which can be styled to your taste, such as [[Blog | Blogs]], [[Friends | Friends]], [[Image gallery | Image Galleries]], and more!


Once you've created a theme, you simply zip it and upload it to your website builder site using the [[Edit Theme Source Code]] link in the Manage dropdown on the website builder [[Toolbar]]. You can learn more about this in [[Installing Your Theme]].

==The Basics==

* [[Making your own Theme]]
* [[Making your own Theme using Multiple Layouts]]
* [[Editing Theme Source Code]]
* [[Installing Your Theme]]
* [[Uploading/Downloading a Theme]]
* [[Sample Theme]]

===Theme Elements===

* [[Required HTML Elements]]<br>
* [[Required File Structure]]<br>
* [[Content Locations]]<br>
* [[Site Heading]]<br>
* [[Site Sub-Heading]]<br>
* [[Primary Navigation]]<br>
* [[Copyright]]<br>
* [[Default Powered By HTML]]<br>
* [[Dynamically Generated HTML]]

===Tips & Tricks===

* [[Theme Tips and Tricks]]<br>
* [[Examples of Useful CSS Classes]]